Primordial Era: All-Conceptual-Level Weapon Forging, Whoever Uses It Will Die.

After Zhao Gongming asked, "Do you have someone you like?"

The air was silent for a few seconds.

There stood a young human named Jian Chen.

His face was contorted with worry, and he coughed twice.

He wore an expression that suggested he was deeply heartbroken and troubled.

He took a deep breath, looked intently at Zhao Gongming and Nuwa, and cupped his hands in greeting.

"To be honest, Immortal, I do have someone I like."

"But...the person I like..."

Jian Chen hesitated, his expression somber.

Zhao Gongming looked at the somewhat strange note about sexual orientation on the Investiture of the Gods.

My heart skipped a beat, and I couldn't help but imagine a cross-species scenario.

Even forbidden love that transcends gender.

He swallowed hard and asked tentatively.

"Go on."

"Could it be... that the person you like has some serious problem?"

"For example... is it a man? Or a demon?"

Zhao Gongming shivered.

After all, this is about choosing the true gods of the primordial world!

Who can accept someone whose sexual orientation is a mystery?

Could it be a deity who might even cause a scandalous affair in the primordial world?

Jian Chen shook his head, sighed deeply, and said with a melancholy look in his eyes.

"It's not those problems."

"But... the person I love cannot cultivate."

"And...she can't speak, she can't communicate with me."

"That's why my family has always been quite opposed to it."

"They say I'm obsessed, which is why I'm so troubled and my Dao heart is unstable."

"call……"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming and Nuwa exchanged a glance and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

So that's how it is!

Unable to cultivate? Unable to speak?

Isn't this just a mute girl among ordinary people?

Or perhaps they are a star-crossed couple suffering from a serious illness?

"Turns out he's a kind and loyal child!"

The disgust in Nuwa's eyes dissipated.

Instead, I felt a touch of emotion.

She even considered taking out her red embroidered ball to help him out.

Zhao Gongming also spoke seriously, switching into his caring older brother mode.

"Young friend, I am deeply moved by your kindness."

"But you need to think about this matter carefully."

"Not only for myself, but also for my family and for the future."

"You are a Xuanxian cultivator, with an extremely long lifespan, often several thousand or even tens of thousands of years."

"And if the other party is unable to cultivate and is also unable to speak..."

"She can only be with you for a few short decades."

"The pain and torment of separation by death will be immense for you!"

"A short, sharp pain is worse than a long, drawn-out one. Do you... understand what I mean?"

Zhao Gongming felt that his words were full of philosophy and humanistic concern.

After hearing this, Jian Chen stood there stunned, lost in deep thought.

After a long while, his eyes gradually cleared, as if he had made up his mind.

He raised his head, nodded emphatically to Zhao Gongming, and said with a resolute expression.

"The immortal is right, a short pain is worse than a long one!"

"I understand, thank you for enlightening me, Immortal!"

"I'll go back right now... and dissipate the magic power of my puppet, releasing her aura!!"

"From now on, I will devote myself solely to the pursuit of knowledge and never again concern myself with personal matters!"

……

Zhao Gongming's hand, holding the teacup, froze in mid-air.

Nuwa, the goddess, paused in her act of cracking melon seeds.

The two were completely dumbfounded, their brains instantly shutting down.

"What?"

"puppet?"

"Let the gas out...?"

boom!

Zhao Gongming snapped back to his senses and completely exploded.

So all that talk about your feelings, and all that opposition from your family?

You like an inflatable... no, an inflatable puppet?!

"Bang!"

Zhao Gongming slammed his fist on the table, pointed at the door, and let out a deafening roar.

"Get out! Get out of here!!!"

"Get out of here! Take your balloon and get as far away as you can!!"

Jian Chen was startled and quickly covered his head and ran away, disappearing in a flash.

"Pfft, hahaha!"

Nuwa, the goddess standing to the side, could no longer hold back.

She laughed so hard she was shaking, and tears streamed down her face.

"Oh no, I can't take it anymore..."

"This human race... truly produces a wealth of talented individuals!"

"When I created humans, I didn't give them such strange settings, did I?"

Zhao Gongming, his face dark, rubbed his throbbing temples.

"What a tragedy..."

"What kind of brilliant and talented individuals are I hiring?"

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and shouted towards the door.

"Next!"

……

The door opened, but this time it wasn't a human who entered.

Instead, it was a pig demon with a pig nose, big ears, and a big belly.

He was a low-level immortal, but he looked rather simple-minded.

"I...I'm here for an interview," the pig demon said, huffing and puffing.

Zhao Gongming glanced at the resume, didn't find any major problems, and asked somewhat wearily.

"Alright, tell me, what talents do you have?"

"Or rather, what special skills do you possess that would qualify you for a divine position in Heaven?"

The pig demon was taken aback, scratched his head, and said in a simple and honest manner.

"Talent? Me... I can eat a lot! Does that count?"

Zhao Gongming rolled his eyes.

"Being able to eat is no talent at all; Heaven doesn't keep idle people."

The pig demon panicked, as if it were a magic trick.

He pulled out a roast suckling pig from behind his back, roasted to a golden brown and crispy perfection, with an irresistible aroma.

Then, he said to Zhao Gongming with a confident expression.

"Look closely, Immortal! I can eat a whole pig in three bites!"

After saying that, the pig demon opened its blood-red maw.

Click! Click! Click!

Just three bites, bones and all.

The whole roasted suckling pig vanished from his mouth in an instant.

The pig demon let out a burp and looked at Zhao Gongming with a pleading expression, as if seeking praise.

"How was it? Was my 'hard work' any good?"

Zhao Gongming's breath hitched, and he felt a blockage in his chest.

The goddess Nuwa next to her was laughing so hard she was slumped over the table, unable to get up, her shoulders shaking wildly.

"Hahaha, three mouths make a pig?"

"This is fratricide! It's too cruel!"

"This pig demon is a real talent, hahaha!"

Zhao Gongming closed his eyes in despair and slammed his hand on the table again.

"You get out too, now get out!"

"I'm recruiting gods, not mukbang streamers!"

The pig demon was driven out, looking aggrieved.

Zhao Gongming helplessly covered his face, slumped into a chair, and posed a soul-searching question.

"Are there any normal people left?"

"Is there not a single normal person in this entire primordial world?"

"This is so hard for me!"

Just then, a gentle, refined voice, imbued with an ethereal quality, came from outside the door.

"Junior brother, what's troubling you so much?"

Zhao Gongming looked up.

Grand Master Xuandu, dressed in a Bagua Taoist robe, holding a whisk, walked in with a smile on his face.

"Senior Brother Xuandu?!"

Zhao Gongming's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had seen a savior.

Xuan Du said with a smile.

"I have just consolidated my Great Luo realm and have nothing to do."

"Want to check on how my junior's recruitment plan is going?"

"I heard the scene was really exciting?"

Without saying a word, Zhao Gongming jumped up from his chair.

He grabbed Xuan Du and forcibly pressed him into the examiner's seat.

"Senior brother, you've arrived just in time!"

"It's incredibly popular! Absolutely incredibly popular!"

"But I am not very knowledgeable and can hardly keep up."

Zhao Gongming began to shower Xuandu with praise.

"Come on, senior, come for the interview!"

"I think you have a very prominent forehead."

"A square jawline—that's enough to make you a natural interviewer!"

"You are the chief disciple of the Human Sect and the teacher of the Human Emperor; your judgment of people is certainly more accurate than mine!"

"This matter, which concerns the future of Heaven, is best left to you!"

Xuandu was flattered and became quite elated.

He, who had been somewhat insecure, immediately straightened his back and looked pleased with himself.

"Ahem... Junior brother, you flatter me."

"Since you've said so, junior brother, as the senior brother, I must help you out."

"I can't hold you back!"

"I'll take this job!"

Zhao Gongming was overjoyed and quickly stuffed the "Sage's Direct Recruitment: Investiture of the Gods" into Xuandu's hands.

And I told him the simple operating method.

"Alright, please, senior brother!"

Zhao Gongming quickly stepped aside.

He moved a small stool and sat down next to the Goddess Nuwa.

The two exchanged a glance, both revealing a hidden smirk.

Xuan Du straightened his clothes and shouted with a dignified expression.

"Next!"